Vinylz

Vinylz
Vinylz in the studio
Background information
Birth name	Anderson Hernandez
Born	(1989-09-02) September 2, 1989 Washington Heights, New York City, New York United States
Genres	Hip hop, Trap, R&B
Occupation(s)	record producer, Songwriter
Instruments	FL Studio[1]
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Sony ATV, Four-5 Music Group
Associated acts	Noah "40" Shebib, Boi-1da, Allen Ritter, Cubeatz

Anderson Hernandez (born September 2, 1989),^[2] professionally known as Vinylz, is a Dominican-American record producer and songwriter from Washington Heights, New York City.^[3] He is perhaps best known for his work with Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Drake, J. Cole and Nicki Minaj. In addition to establishing his own production company, Four-5 Music Group, Vinylz secured a publishing deal with Sony ATV through fellow producer Boi-1da —with whom he has worked closely.^[4]

Career

He got an early professional start working with Swizz Beatz & The Individualz in the late 2000s. He started producing at age 14,^[3] learning the ropes on the then popular Fruity Loops (now FL Studio).^[1] He received his name courtesy of a friend who noticed both his knack for clever sampling and his addiction to his father’s collection of vinyl records. It remained a hobby until, against his parents’ wishes; he decided to drop out of college after the first semester of his freshman year.

Setting up shop in a Washington Heights studio, Vinylz pulled from his various influences—Timbaland, Pharrell Williams, Swizz Beatz, Nottz, Bink, Rich Harrison—and flourished through his work with both local artists and hip hop stars like Drag-On and Cassidy. After reaching out to Drake’s producer, Boi-1da, via Myspace to retrieve the instrumental for “Best I Ever Had”, Vinylz ended up forming a relationship which would remain long after the request.^[3] Impressed by his work, Boi-1da became a mentor to the young producer; the two continuing on to collaborate on tracks such as Jay-Z's “FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt” featuring Rick Ross and Drake's "5am in Toronto" and “The Language”.

In 2013, Jay-Z’s “F***WithMeYouKnowIGotIt” featuting Rick Ross and DJ Khaled's “No New Friends” featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne, both placed on the Billboard Hot 100 chart; the latter was certified gold by the RIAA.^[5] A string of hits alongside Drake’s producer, Boi-1da, helped to score Vinylz a publishing deal with Sony ATV.^[6] In addition to the deal, he has established his own production company, Four-5 Music Group, under which he has signed Jae B.^[7]

Production discography

List of songs as producer or co-producer, with performing artists and other credited producers, showing year released and album name.

References

External links

• Vinylz at AllMusic
• Vinylz discography at Discogs
• Vinylz on Twitter